20 November 2006 (2006-11-20) – 15 June 2007 (2007-06-15)
Pé na Jaca (lit. English: "A Foot Inside the Jackfruit") is a Brazilian telenovela produced and aired by TV Globo from 20 November 2006 to 15 June 2007.
In 1984 five children live on a farm near Piracicaba. Arthur spends the holidays at his uncle's farm. Elizabeth is the daughter of a seamstress. Guinevere is the daughter of a maid. Mary is the daughter of a wealthy farmer Lancelotti is the son of a farmer. The farm is on the edge of a river in São Paulo, in God Free Me village near Piracicaba.
The five play without realizing the social differences that separate them and feel confident that their friendship will last forever. The holidays end and with the exception of Lancelotti and Mary, never meet again.
Twenty-five years pass until fate puts Arthur, Elizabeth, Guinevere, and Maria Lancelotti together again. They meet in the city God of Me Free.
Arthur and Guinevere fall in love. Guinevere was previously married to Kermit (son of millionaire Botelho Bulhões) and had an affair with Lance (Lancelotti or Tico, the more intimate nickname), who is in love with Maria. Maria Bo had a husband Jean Luc, who supported France. He was a bankrupt earl. Maria also had a lover, Thierry. Arthur is married to Vanessa a mercenary who betrayed him with Juan. This helped Elizabeth (who becomes the major villain) in their frames, and encourages her to move to the side of evil. She had a crush on Deodato, who was the mysterious accomplice to Morgana. She had an affair with Merlin's friend, forming a love triangle.
Elizabeth will do anything to harm her former friends, moved only by envy and ambition, even to the extreme by money and power, while other friends join together and try to show her that love and charity are virtues needed to live happy truly.
The series name comes from the Brazilian popular expression "enfiar o pé na jaca" (literally "stick your foot into the jackfruit"), which means doing something stupid or embarrassing, or committing a big mistake/failure, which usually lands you in severe trouble or as a laughingstock for everyone.
